in the gutter
- gutterEdge channel for runoff
- drainChannel for wastewater
- sewerUnderground drainage pipe
- streetPublic urban roadway
- curbRaised road margin
trash · debris · filth · mud · puddle · rainwater · downspout · homeless · destitute · rock bottom · fallen · grime · slum · alley · runoff · degraded · wasted · drunk
social/economic status
in the gutteron top of the world
Supremely pleased with life
at the top · riding high · on the up and up · in clover · comfortable
moral/behavioral state
in the guttervirtuous
Morally excellent, principled
upstanding · above reproach · clean-living · righteous · respectable
physical/spatial position
in the gutterin the stars
Meant to happen
on a pedestal · elevated · aloft · on high · in the sky